Inspiration to Become a Nurse: "What inspired me to become a nurse was my late mentor, Justine McCourt. Justine was the first black nurse that I had ever laid eyes on because of my multiple hospitalizations."

Inspiration for a Nursing Career: "I think the biggest eye opening experience that got me into the area of community engagement was working for United Methodist Children's services as a nurse practitioner for women's health and infant health."

Healthcare in Underserved Communities: "I opened up the clinic for making sure that children had their immunizations, making sure the moms received annual physical checkups, depending on if they were going to work, going to school, things of that nature."

First Black Dean of Nursing in Wisconsin Addresses Community Representation: "And really just understanding and knowing the need for our nurses to look like the communities that we're serving instead of coming in, doing your thing and going out."

"The Infamous Waitlist": "It was an infamous waitlist of over 12,500 names that people, if you were number 12,000 and number ten had not been admitted, you literally had to wait until all of those other people."

The Key to Nursing Program Success Revealed: "What is the admission criteria that opens the door for students to get inside of a nursing program and then not only get inside, but really, what does it take to complete those three basic courses of anatomy and physiology, biology and pathophysiology were the key to successful completion of the program and passing the licensure exam."

"From Faith to Health Advocacy: 'My passion for doing this work came with our ministry. My husband was a pastor, and he was also president of the General Baptist State Convention, which made the connection.'"

Heartfelt Moments in Hospice Care: "He was just, you know, he was just, like, holding on, and he was just like, oh, Lord, help me, help me."

"National Health Initiative": "Our original goal was to train at least one health ambassador for each National Baptist church across the country."

"Food Desert Advocacy": "We went to the White House, met with first lady Michelle Obama about the food desert issues and teaching across the denomination."